Katy Perry has been struggling with her mental health while pregnant and in quarantine

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Pop star Katy Perry has spoken about locking herself in the car and crying off her false eyelashes due to increased anxiety and depression while pregnant in a pandemic.

The singer admitted that her pregnancy plans have been derailed because of the pandemic, which caused her a lot of anxiety.

The 35-year-old American Idol judge - who is expecting her daughter in the summer - revealed on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show and Fleur East’s Hits Radio Breakfast Show she’s been getting very emotional due to her pregnancy hormones and the global health crisis, according to The Sun.

Camera IconKaty Perry on the set of MasterChef. Supplied: Network Ten Credit: Supplied

Katy told Zoe: “My plan pre-COVID was, you know, just to keep going and put out a record in the summer until my waters break, then I was going to transition into being a mum.

“But there’s obviously a certain skill set that’s needed in being a full-time mum, and I guess I get to have a test run.

“But, like everyone else, I go sit in my parked car outside of my house, lock the doors and sometimes just cry off my fake eyelashes.”

She also explained that part of her anxiety stems from the fact that she doesn’t think she’d be a good mum.

She told Fleur: “I’ve always wanted to be [a mum]. I didn’t know if I could be that, or if I’d have the capacity.

“My sister is the most maternal one in my family and I’m a logistics strategizer, you know, show off, and I didn’t have the maternal gene, so I’ve had to really learn how to have that.”

The Daisy singer recently admitted to having “waves of depression.”

On Tuesday, Katy wrote to her 108 million Twitter followers that she has struggled with the devastating impact of COVID-19.

“Sometimes I don’t know what’s worse trying to avoid the virus or the waves of depression that come with this new norm,” she tweeted.

And fortunately, the coronavirus quarantine has given Katy the chance to get some practice in as she is currently quarantined with her nieces and Orlando Bloom’s son, Flynn.

She further explained: “It’s been wild, I’m quarantining with my three-year-old and six-year-old niece and then Orlando’s son who’s 9 and, you know, just getting used to having kids around the house.”

This story first appeared in The Sun and has been republished here with permission.